Aid embezzlement worsens suffering of Sahraouis in Polisario-run camps

A new aid embezzlement scandal emerged in the Tindouf camps after the Polisairo-administered Red Crescent was found guilty of sending aid to stores run by the trade division of the militia to be sold instead of being distributed for free to the targeted vulnerable civilians. This comes amid international concern at reports of a coronavirus […]

Italian FM commends Morocco’s role in Mediterranean stability as crucial

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani commended “the crucial role played by Morocco in the stability of the Mediterranean”. In a tweet, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Tajani welcomed, during a phone talk with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita, the “crucial role played by Morocco in the stability of the Mediterranean, especially in […]

Algeria fears Tuareg independence spill over

As the Tuaregs brace for a new war to liberate the Azawad territory in what came to be called northern Mali, Algeria is watching closely, fearing a spill over into its own large and impoverished Tuareg community. The Tuaregs sit on significant oil and gas reserves in Algeria’s south and their territories remain the least […]